Fluid pressure brake



Feb. 25, 1936. c c, FARMER FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE Filed Dec. 24, 1931 IN VENTOR. CLYDE QFARMER A TTORNE Y.

mm N0 mm Patented Feb. 25, 1936' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE Clyde C. Farmer, Pittsburgh, Pa., assignor to The Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 24, 1931, Serial No. 582,905

43 Claims. (Cl. 303-35) application filed May 20, 1932, Serial No. 612,465.

For the purpose of economy, there is a continuing tendency to increase the number of cars in a train and where heretofore a freight train 10 might consist of 100 cars, it is now desired to operate trains of 150 or more cars.

The brake equipment at present employed was originally designed to operate in trains up to 100 cars, but with the continuing increase in train 0 length, various operating difficulties are being encountered and especially in'obtaining the desired operation of the equipment on the cars at the rear end of a long train.

One object of my invention is to provide a fluid pressure brake equipment capable of handling very long trains and which is adapted to utilize, without excessive or costly alterations, the ordinary triple valve device now employed on railway cars, as a part of the improved equipment, so that in case the improved equipment is substi tuted for the equipment now in use, it will not be necessary to discard or scrap the old triple valve device.

7 Another object of my invention is to provide an improved brake equipment having improved means for effecting a local discharge of fluid under pressure from the brake pipe in effecting an application of the brakes to accelerate the movement of the triple valve devices, throughout the length of the train, to application posi tion.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved brake equipment having a quick service valve device which is subject to the opposing pressures of the brake pipe and a chamber charged with fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir and which is operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to establish communication through which fluid under pressure is locally discharged from the brake pipe and also having means whereby the quick service vvalve device 'will be maintained in brake pipe .venting position for a predetermined period of time after the flow of fluid to the brake cylinder is initiated, said period of time being of sufiicient duration to permit a valve device operated by brake cylinder pressure to function to control the local venting of fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, thus insuring the desired quick service action throughout the length of the train.

' According to another feature of my invention, the venting of fluid under. pressure from the brake pipe to effect a quick serial action (commonly known as quick service) in a service application of the brakes, is eifected by a valve device separate from the brake controlling valve device and upon a light but predetermined and definite reduction in brake pipe pressure.

, Other objects and advantages will appear in the following more detailed description of the invention.

suring valve device 2, an emergency valve device 3, a combined inshot and cut-off valve device 4, an emergency vent valve device 5, a timing valve device 6, a combined centrifugal dirt collector and cut-out cock 8, a reservoir release valve device 9, a quick service valve device ill, a quick service modifying valve device I l, a pipe bracket l2, an air strainer l3, a double check valve'ld, a brake pipe IS, an auxiliary reservoir IS, an emergency reservoir H and a brake cylinder l8.

The pipe bracket I2 is provided with gasket faces l9, 20, 2| and 22, the faces l9 and 20 being preferably disposed opposite each other. The casing 23 of the triple valve device I is secured to the face l9, there being a gasket 24 interposed between said casing and face, and the casing 25 of the emergency valve device 3 is secured to the face 20, there being a gasket 26 interposed between said casing and face Secured to the gasket face 2| is a casing 27 which carries the reservoir release valve device 9, the quick service valve device It and the quick service modifying valve device H, a gasket 28 being interposed between said casing and face, and secured to the gasket face 22 is the casing 29 of the combined centrifugal dirt collector and cut-out cock 8, there being an annular gasket 30 interposed between said casing and face.

Formed in the pipe bracket are a plurality of fluid conducting passages which are open to the several clamping faces of the bracket Where they are adapted to register with corresponding passages formed in the casings of the several devices secured to the bracket. There is also formed in the bracket a quick action chamber 3|, a volume chamber 32 and a chamber 33 containing the air strainer l3, which is of hollow circular form.

The triple valve device I in the present embodiment of the invention is of the K type which this casing, quick action mechanism and emerhas been converted for use in my improved equip- .ment. In converting an old triple valve device,

the check valve casing, check valve contained in 23 in any desired manner, there being a new gasket 39 interposed between the cap andthe casing. 1

Contained in thechamber35 is'a filler member 40, which is clamped in sealing engagement with the annular packing ring 31 and the gasket 39 by thexcap 38. This member is provided with y a quick service passage 4|, which, at one end, is

open to a chamber 42 defined by the upper end of the flller member and the casing 23, said chamber 42 being open to the seat for the main slide valve through the old quick service and emer-,

'gency passage 43.

The old piston chamber can 44 and graduating spring 46 and stop 4'5 carried by the cap, are secured to the salvaged casing 23, there being a.

new gasket 41 interposed between the cap and easing, the old gasket being discarded.

This gasket 41 is provided with an outer flat portion 48 which is clamped between the cap 44' and casing 23 and is also provided with a circular thickened portion 49 which extends into the piston chamber 50 and closely engages the casing within the chamber, thus providing a heel which prevents the inner edge of the gasket from moving inwardly from its proper position. The inner edge of the gasket closely engages-with an inwardly extending annular lug 5| on the cap 44. The lug is of less length than the thickness of the portion 49 and serves to assist in maintaining the inner portion of the gasket in its proper position. The thickened portion 49 also provides a yielding stop for the triple valve piston .52 contained in the chamber 59 and is adapted inner edge of the gasket is beveled for the purpose to prevent the piston from moving to its old emergency position. From the end of the lug 5| the of exposing .as much of the face of the piston as possible to brake pipe pressure when the piston is in sealing engagement with the gasket.

. The triple valve piston 52 from the old triple valve device is used without change and has a stem 53 adapted to operate amain slide valve 54 and an auxiliary slide valve 55 contained in a chamber 56. connected to the auxiliary reservoir l6 througha chamber 51 in the pipe bracket and a passage and pipe 58. The slide valves are from the old triple valve device and are slightly modifled, the modification of the main slide valve consisting of providing the old quick service port 59 with a tail cavity 60 which-is adapted to reg-' iste: with the old quick service passage 6| in the casing 23 in the release and retarded release positions of the triple valve device and further consisting in providing a new quick service cavity 62, which, in either the release or retarded release position of the triple valve device, connects the quick service passage 43 to a new exhaust passage 63 drilled in the casing 23, which passage is separate from the brake cylinder exhaust passage 54 aqsaiao leading to the usual brake cylinder pressure retainer valve device (not shown) It will here be understood that the passage SI and port 59 in the present embodiment of the invention do not constitute a quick service communication but serve as a charging communication between the emergency reservoir I ,1 and the auxiliary reservoir It, as will hereinafter more fully be described. The auxiliary slide valve 55 is modified by milling a portion of the valve to open the old quick service cavity toone end of the slide valve so as to provide a cavity 55, which establishes communication between the charging port 59 and the valve chamber 56 when the triple valve device is in tion 69 which extends outwardly and is adapted to engage the inner end of the member 45 just before the piston seals against the thickened portion 49 of the gasket 41, that is' to say, before the piston is broughtto a stop in application position by its engagement with the gasket, so that when the piston is in sealing engagement with the,

gasket and the brake pipe pressure is increased to effect a release of the brakes, the spring 45 acts, through the medium of the member 45, to

. assist fluid at brake pipe pressure acting on the inner seated'area of the piston in shifting the piston out of sealing engagement with the gasket and thus more quicklyexpose the entire face of the piston to brake pipe -pressure than if brake pipe pressure alone were relied uponto break the seal.

I The cap 38, which closes the open end of the chamber 35, has formed therein a quick service passage 10 which, at one end, registers with the quick service passage 4| in the tiller member and which, at the other end, registers with a quick service passage H in the pipe bracket, and has a charging passage 12, which-connects a passage 23 in the pipe bracket leading from the emergency reservoir I1 with the passage 3 I. This" cap'also hasa brake pipe passage I4, which connects a brake pipe passage 15 in the pipe bracket with the 01d brake pipe passage 15 in the triple valve casing which leads to the piston chamber 50.

The release insuring valve device 2 is for the purpose of venting fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir l6 when brake pipe pressure is increased to efiect a release of the brakes to facilitate the movement of the triple valve piston- 52 and slide-valves to-releaseposition. The de-' tails of constructionand functions of this device are substantially the same as for the corresponding device fully disclosed in my prior application filed December 9, 1931, Serial No. 579,887. This device comprises a casing which is secured to the cap 38 and also comprises a flexible diaphragm 11, which is adapted to control'the operation of anexhaust valve 18 contained in a chamber 19 at one side of the diaphragm. This chamber is normally connected to the triple valve piston chamber 50 througha passage 89 provided in the triple valve casing, cap 39 and casing-of the release'insuring valve device, and 'is connected to the valve chamber 56 when the triple valve piston 52 is in application position, said piston controlling the connection to said chambers. The passage has been newly drilled in the triple valve casing 23 as there was no such passage in the casing originally. At the other side of the diaphragm 11 there is a chamber 8I, which is connected with the brake pipe passage 14 in the cap 38 through a branch passage 82 in the cap. The exhaust valve is subject on one side to the pressure of spring-pressed member 83 and is adapted to control communication from the chamber I9 to a restricted passage 84 open to the atmosphere.

The emergency valve casing 25 has a piston chamber vI35 connected to the brake pipe passage and containing a piston 86 having a stem Bl adapted to operate a main slide valve 88 and an auxiliary slide valve 89 contained in a valve chamber 90 connected to the quick action chamber 3| in the pipe bracket I2 through a passage 9i. With the emergency piston in release position as shown in the drawing, the piston chamber 85 is connected to the passage 9| through a restricted port 92.

The left hand end of the emergency valve chamber is closed by a cover plate 93 which is secured to the casing 25 and defines a portion of the emergency valve chamber. Disposed in this portion of the valve chamber is a resistance device which comprises a movable member 94 normally pressed into engagement with a shoulder 95 on the casing by means'of a spring 96.

The rear end of the piston stem 81 is made in the form of a hollow guide portion 91, which is slidably mounted in a bore 98 in the cover plate 93. Contained in the guide portion 91 and slidably carried thereby is a plunger 99 which is normally subject to the pressure of a spring I00, the

outward movement of the plunger being limited by its engagement with a stop shoulder I DI formed on the piston stem. As will be hereinafter more fully described, the inner end of the-plunger is adapted to be engaged by the main slide valve 88 when the emergency piston 86 operates toward emergency position and by reason of such engagement is maintained stationary while the stem moves forwardly relative thereto a distance which is limited by a stop I02 on the stem engaging the rear end of the main slide valve 88. This movement of the stern relative to the plunger causes the spring I00 to be compressed, so that when the piston 86 is in sealing engagement with the gasket and fluid under pressure is supplied to the piston chamber 85 in effecting the release of the brakes, the spring will act through the medium of the piston stem 81 to assist the fluid under pressure acting on the inner seated area of the piston to move the piston from its sealing engagement with the gasket.

The main slide valve is adapted to be pressed into engagement with its seat through the medium of a mechanism I03, which is substantially the same in detail and function as the corresponding mechanism in the before mentioned Hewitt application.

Associated with the emergency valve device and mounted in the casing thereof is the quick action device 5, which may comprise a quick action piston I04 having at one side a chamber I05 and having at-the other side a chamber I06 open to the atmosphere through a passage I07. This piston is operatively connected by a stem I08 to a brake pipe vent valve I09 contained in a cham ber III] connected, through passages I82 and III, to the strainer receiving recess 33 in the pipe bracket I2, said recess being connected to the brake pipe I5 through a brake pipe passage II2, a communication through the dirt collector device 29' and a communication past the normally open valve I I3 in the cutout cock device 8.

Also contained within the casing 25 'of the emergency valve device is the inshot valve mechanism 4 which is operative, when efiecting an emergency application of the brakes, to control the rate at which fluid under pressure is initially supplied to the brake cylinder I8, said mechanism comprising a poppet valve II4 contained in a chamber H5 and adapted to be urged into engagement with a seat rib I I6 by a spring Ill, and also comprises a valve piston II8 having a projection I I9 for moving the valve I I 4 from the seat rib- I I6. Normally, the valve piston is urged into engagement with a seat rib I20 by the action of a spring I2I contained in a chamber I22 at one side of the valve piston. .The valve piston, when in this position, maintains the valve I I4 unseated. The chamber I22 is constantly open to a small chamber or reservoir I23 through a passage I24.

The timing valve device is also contained in the casing 25 of the emergency valve device and operates in efiecting an emergency application of the brakes to control the supply of fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder after the operation of the inshot valve mechanism, in other words, the timing valve device is operative to render the inshot valve mechanism ineffective to control the rate of flow of fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder under certain conditions. This timing valve device comprises aflexible diaphragm I25 which is clamped between the casing 25 and the cover plate 93. At one side of the diaphragm there is a chamber I26 which is connected, by a passage I2'I,'to the emergency slide valve chamber 90. At the other side of the diaphragm there is a chamber I23 which is connected to a brake cylinder passage I20 through a passage I30 and which contains a valve I3I adapted to seat on a seat rib I32, the inner seated area of the valve being connected to a brake cylinder supply and release passage I33. The operation of the valve is controlled by the action of the flexible diaphragm I25.

' The check valve device I4 is for the purpose of providing a by-pass around the strainer I3 in the event of the strainer becoming clogged and may comprise a cage member I34 which is mounted in the casing 27. This member is provided with seat ribs I35 and I36 upon which check valves I37 and I38 respectively, are adapted to seat, the check valve I3! being contained in a chamber I39, which is connected to the' unobstructed passage I40 in the strainer I3, through a passage MI, in an end plate I42 of the strainer,

and the check valve I38 being contained in a chamber I43, which is open to the brake pipe passage II2 through a passage I44, passage III and chamber 33 around the strainer I3. The

check valve chamber I39 is also connected to the inner seated area of the check valve I 38 through a passage I45. The check valves are urged into sealing engagement with their respective seat ribs by the action of light springs I46 and I4! respectively. These check valves normally cooperate in closing communication from the brake pipe passage II2 to the passage 15 by way of passage II I, passage I 44 and check valve chamber I 43. The check valve I3! is adapted to open and permit fluid under pressure to flow from the passage I 44 and valve chamber I43 to the passage 75 by way of valve chamber I39, passage I when the strainer is clogged and the check valve I38 is operative topermit the flow of fluid in the opposite direction by way of passage I45.

'ihe reservoir release valve device 9, which is mounted in the casing 21, is operative manually to vent fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir or from both the auxiliary reservoir and the emergency reservoir to effect the release of the brakes independently of the usual brake valve device under certain train operations. This device is of substantially the same construction and functions in substantially the same. manner as the device fully disclosed in Ellis E. Hewitts pend-t ing application, Serial No. 547,820, flled'June 30, 1931, therefore a detailed description of the device here is deemed unnecessary.

The quick service valve device I6, which is carried by the casing 21, is for the purpose of locally venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, when a light but predetermined and definite reduction in brake pipe. pressure is initiated through the medium of the usual brake valve device (not shown) in efiecting an application of the brakes, to propagate quick service action serially throughout the length of the train. This device may comprise a flexible diaphragm I46 which is clamped between the casing 21 and a cover plate I41 secured to the casing 21, said diaphragm being adapted to control the operation of an exhaust valve I46 contained in a chamber I I9 at one side of the diaphragm. The chamber I59 is connected through a passage I56 to the passage I45 open, as before described, te the rake pipe passage H2 and passage 15. The exhaust valve I46 is subject on one side to the action of a spring-pressed member I and is adapted to control communication from the chamber I49 to a passage I52 leading to a small quick service bulb or chamber !53 in the cover plate I41, said bulb, in the release position of the triple valve device, beingopen to the atmosphere through a passage I54, passage 1|, passage 16- in the triple valve cap 36, passage 4| in the flller member 46, passages 42 and 43, cavity 62 in the main slide valve 54 of the triple valve device and passage 63, there being a choke plug I55 inter-' posed in the passage I54.

At the other side-of the flexible diaphragm I46 there is a chamber I 56, which is connected to the volume chamber 32 through a passage I51, said chamber-32- being open to the chamber 51 and consequently to the auxiliary reservoir I6 through a passage I56 which is restricted, as indicated by the reference character I59, at a point between the chamber 32 and an auxiliary reservoir release passage I66 leading from the passagel" to the reservoir release valve device 9.

The quick service modifying valve device II,

which is carried by the casing 21, is substantially the same as the device disclosed in Glenn T.

' McClure's pending application, Serial No. 580,358,

filed December 11, 1931, and, as described in this prior pending application, is for the purpose of modifying the local reduction in brake pipetpressure according to a predetermined brake cylinder pressure to insure a' substantially uniform brake cylinder pressure being developed upon a light reduction in brake pipe pressure being effected through the medium of thebrake valve device;

so as to. prevent the slack in the train from run-' through the brake'cyIinder passage I29. The chamber 165 is normally connected through a communication I66 with a chamber I61 containing a modifying valve I56, which is controlled through the operation of the diaphragm I6I to control said communicatiemsaid valv'e being subpipe u through .-the combined cut-out valve and centrifugal dirt-collector 6 to the brake pipe passage H2 in the pipe bracket I2, and fromthis passage flows through the chamber 33 and through the strainer I3 to the emergency piston chamber 65 through passage 15. From the passage 15 fluid under pressure flows to the triple valve piston chamber-56 by way of passage 14 in triple valve cap 36 and passage 16 in the triple valve casing 23.

With the triple valve piston 52 in full release positionas shown in the drawing, fluid under pressure flows from the piston chamber 56 to the auxiliary reservoir I6 by way of a feed groove I12 around the piston, valve chamber 56, chamber 51 and passage and pipe" 56, thus charging the auxiliary reservoir. Fluid under pressure from the valve chamber 56 flows to the emergency reservoir I1 through cavity '65 in the auxiliary slide valve 55, port 59 in themain slide valve, passage 6I in the triple valve casing 23, a choke plug I13, passage 12 in the triple valve cap 36, and passage 13 in the pipe bracket I2, thus charging the emergency reservoir.

With the emergency piston 66 in release po-' sition as shown in the drawing, fiuid under pressure flows from the emergency piston chamber 65 to the emergency valve chamber 96 and quick action chamber 35 through the restricted port 92 and passage 9 I Fluid under pressure flows from the'valre chamber 96.to the diaphragm chamber 126 in the timing valve device 6 through passage I21. If for any reason the pressure of fluid builds up more rapidly in the emergency valve chamber-96 than it does in the emergency reservoir I 1, fluid under pressure will flow to the emergency reservoir I1 by way of a passage I14, past check valves I15 and I16 which are arranged in series, a passage I11 and passage 13.,

In the release position of the triple valve device I, the .brake cylinder I6 is open to the atmosphere through pipe and passage I29, passage I36; past the open valve I I4 of the inshot .valve device 4,v valve chamber 5, passage i33, cavity I18 in the'mai'n slide valve ,54 of the triple valve device and usual brake cylinder exhaust passage 64 leading to the usual retainer valve device (not shown) which'is normally carried in cut-out position to permit the free discharge of fluid from the pa's sage 64 to the atmosphere.

The small chamber '23 and the connected inshot valve piston chamber I22 are open to the atmosphere through a passage I19, a,cavity I66 in the main emergency slide valve ,66 and the open to the atmosphere.

With the passage I36 and chamber I 22 at atmospheri'c pressure, the spring I22 urges the in shot valve piston into. engagement with the seat rib I26, and in this position, the outer seated area of the valve piston is open to the chamber passage I33 tlnough which the brake cylinder is I22 and consequently to the atmosphere through a passage I8I.

The inner seated area of the timing valve I3I is open to the atmosphere through the passage I33, and the chamber I28 is also open to the atmosphere through passage I30 and brake cylinder passage I29. This permits quick action chamber pressure in diaphragm chamber I26 acting on the diaphragm I25 to hold the valve I3I in sealing engagement with the seat rib I32.

Fluid supplied from the brake pipe to the chamber 33 also flows to the vent valve chamber H in the valve device through passage III and a passage I82. With the emergency valve device in release position, the auxiliary emergency slide valve 89 laps a quick action port I83 in the main slide valve 88, which port registers with a passage I84 open to the quick action piston chamber I05, and said chamber is open to the atmos phere by way of a restricted passage I85 through the quick action pisto'n I04, chamber I08 and passage I81, and also by way of a leakage groove I 86 around the quick action piston. With the chamber I05 thus at atmospheric pressure, fluid under pressure in the vent valve chamber H0 and a spring I81 act to maintain the vent valve closed.

Fluid under pressure supplied to passage III also flows to the chamber I43 of the check valve device I4 by way of passage I44, so that the check valves are balanced by fluid pressure, consequently the check valves I31 and I38 are held seated by the actionof their respective springs I46 and I47.

Fluid under pressure supplied through the strainer I3 to the check valve chamber I39 flows to the chamber I49 in the quick service valve device I0 by way of passages I45 and I50 and at the same time fluid under pressure is supplied from the chamber 5! in the pipe bracket I2 -to the diaphragm chamber I56 in the quick service valve device by way of passage I58, restriction I59, chamber 32 and passage I51. The pressures in chambers I49 and I55 are thus permitted to equalize so that the action of the spring-pressed member will hold the vent-valve I48 closed.

This diaphragm chamber I65 of the quick service modifying valve device II is open to the atmosphere by way of the brake cylinder passage I29 so that the spring I62 acts to maintain the diaphragm IBI flexed outwardly and, through the medium of a valve stem, maintains the valve I68 open against the opposing pressure of the light spring I69.

With the triple valve device I in full release position, the quick service bulb I53 is open to the atmosphere by way of passage I54, choke plug I55 in this passage, passage II in the pipe bracket, passage in the triple valve cap 38, passage 4| in the filler member 40, passages 41 and 43, cavity 62 in the main slide valve 54 and exhaust passage 63.

With the triple valve piston 52 in release position, the passage 80 is open to the piston chamber 50, so that fluid supplied to this chamber flows through the passage to the chamber I9 in the release insuring valve device 2. Fluid under pressure supplied to the passage T4 in the triple valve cap 38 flows to the diaphragm chamber 8| of the release insuring valve device; The diaphragm will be balanced by the pressure of fluid in the chambers 1,9 and 8] and the spring-pressed member 83 will act to hold.the vent valve I8 seated.

With the equipment thus charged with fluid under pressure, a service application of the brakes is effected upon a gradual reduction in brake pipe pressure in the usual well known manner which results in a corresponding reduction in the pressure of fluid in the triple valve piston chamber 59, the emergency piston chamber 85, and valve chamber I49 in the quick service valve device I0.

Upon a light reduction in the pressure of fluid in the triple valve piston chamber 50, fluid under pressure in the slide valve chamber 56 shifts the triple valve piston 52 and thereby the auxiliary slide valve 55 toward the right hand and relative to the main slide valve 54. In thus moving, the piston 52 closes the feed groove I72 was to prevent back flow of fluid under pressure from the valve chamber 56 to the piston chamber 50 and also closes the passage 80 so as to prevent back flow of fluid from the valve chamber I9 in the release insuring valve device 2, and the auxiliary slide valve laps the port 59 in the main slide valve to prevent back flow of fluid under pressure from the emergency reservoir I! to the valve chamber 56 in the triple valve device. After the feed groove I'I2, passage 89 and port 59 have been closed, a shoulder I88 on the rear end of the piston stem 53 operatively engages the rear end of the main slide valve 54. The auxiliary slide valve 55 also uncovers the usual service port I89 in the main slide valve 54.

Upon a predetermined but light reduction in brake pipe pressure and consequently in the valve chamber I49 in the quick service valve device, fluid under pressure in the diaphragm chamber I 56, as supplied from the chamber 32, acts to flex the diaphragm I46 inwardly which causes the quick service vent valve I48 to be unseated. With the vent valve I48 thus unseated, fluid under pressure is vented from the chamber I49 and consequently from the brake pipe to the quick service bulb I53 by way of passage I32. This produces a sudden limited local quick service reduction in brake pipe pressure for accelerating the movement of local triple valve parts to service application position and accelerates the movement of the triple valve parts and the operation of the quick service device on the next car of the train. Since the triple valve device and quick service valve device on each car of the train will operate in a similar manner, a quick serial response to the brake pipe reduction is transmitted from one car to the next throughout the length of the train.

It will here be noted that the quick service bulb is open to the atmosphere through passage I54, choke plug I55, passage II in the pipe bracket I 2, passage 10 in the triple valve cap 38, passage M in the filler member 40, passages 41 and 43, cavity 62 in the main slide valve 54 and passage 63, but due to the choke plug I55 no appreciable initial quick service reduction in brake pipe pressure occurs by reason of this atmospheric connection, the initial reduction of brake pipe pressure to the quick service chamber I53 being adequate under normal conditions to insure the movement of the triple valve parts to service position. If, however, the triple valve parts should happen to stick or be sluggish in their movement so that they do not readily move to their brake applying position, the brake pipe pressure will continue to reduce through this connection soas to insure'the movement of the parts to application position. It will here be noted that the communication from the quick service passage II to the atmosphere is unrestricted, so that brake cylinder pressure will'not be built up by the flow of fluid locally vented from the brake Pipe.

The initial quick service reduction in brake pipe pressure to the quick service bulb I53 is also effective in the triple valve piston chamber 50, so that the pressure of fluid in the valve chamber 56 causes the triple valve piston.52 to promptly move to service position,in which the piston engages the new gasket 49. It will here be.understood that in the old triple valve device the piston,52 had an emergency position and that in this present'equipment the gasket 49 stops the piston in service position. Just before the piston engages the gasket 49 the projection 69 on the piston engages the member 45 and while the piston continues to move toward its sealing engagement with the gasket, said projection shifts the member 45 toward the right hand against the opposing pressure of the spring 48.

- After the shoulder I88 on the rear end of the piston stem 53 engages the rear end of the main slide valve 54, the piston shifts both slide valves to service position. The main slide valve in service position laps the. passage 63v and a further reduction in brake pipe pressure is effected by the flow of fluid to the brake cylinder l8 byway of Y chamber I49 in the quick service valve device I0,

past the-open valve I48, passage I52, passage I54 and choke plug I55, past the ball check valve I10,-

passage Ill, chamber I81 in the quick service modifying valve device I I, past the open valve I68,

passage I88, diaphragm chamber I65, and 'passage and pipe. I29. This final flow of fluid from the brake pipe to the brake cylinder is limited to a slow rate by the choke plug I55, the chief purpose of limiting the-rate of flow being to dampen or smooth out surges of fluid under pressure in the brake pipe, which may'have been caused by the initial sudden quick service venting of fluid from the brake pipe to the quick service bulb I53.

Further with both slide valves in service position; the service port I89 in the main slide valve 54 registers with the passage I33 and since, as before described, the auxiliary slide valve 55 has previously uncovered this port, fluid under pressure flows from the slide valve chamber 58 and connected auxiliary reservoir "5' to the brake cylinder by way of theserviceport I89, passage I33, valve chamber I I5 in the inshot valve device 4,p'ast the open inshot valve II4, a passage I90, which the valve I I4 controls, passage I30 and passage and pipe I29, thus an application of the brakesisinitiated. j

Now when the brake cylinder pressure has been increased to a predetermined degree, say for instance to ten pounds, fluid at brake cylinder pressure in the diaphragm chamber I of the quick service modifying valve device 'II will cause the diaphragm I6I toflex inwardly and upon the flexing of the diaphragm, the action of the spring I89 will seat the modifying valve I88 and close communication from the modifying valve chamber IB'I to the diaphragm chamber I55, consequently closing off the final quick service flow of fluid from the brake pipe to the brake cylinder.

It is desirable that thefinal quick service reduction in brake pipe pressure be continueduntil theaforementioned predetermined brake cylinder pressure is developed, so that the quick service valve device must'remain open for a predeterinined time aftr the triple valveparts have been' shifted to service application and in order to insure against the premature-operation of the quick service valve device to close 011 the quick service flow of fluid from the brake pipe to the brake cylinder, I provide the volume'chamber 32 and choke I59 in the passage I58 to'prevent the pressure of fluid in the chamber I55 m the quick service valve device from reducing at as fast a rate as the auxiliary reservoir pressure is reducing by the flow of fluid tothe brake cylinder. By thus providing a volume chamber 32 and controlling the flow of fluid therefrom to the auxiliary reservoir, by means of the choke I59, the quick service valve-device I0 will be maintained in quick service venting position for a predetermined period of time. Now when the pressure of fluid in the diaphragm chamber I55 has been reduced by the flow of fluid'therefrom to the auxiliary reservoir, by way of the choke I59, to substantially that of the brake pipe pressure in chamber I49, 'the' gency slide valve 88 to the-small chamber I28 by I way of passage I19, and then flowsfrom said chamber through passage I24 to the valve piston chamber I22, and from the chamber I22 flows to the outer seated area of the valve piston by way of passage I8I. The inner seated area of the 'valve piston is subject to the pressure of .fluid from the passage I33, so that the fluid under pressure acting on opposite sides of the valve piston is substantially equal. Due to this, the spring I2I, acting through the'medium of the valve piston andprojection I'I9, maintains the inshot valve I4 open as shown in the drawing.

Upon a service reduction in pressure in the emergency pistonchamber 85, the emergency piston and auxiliary slide valve 89 are "shifted to- -.ward the right hand relative to the main slide valve .88, by fluid under pressure in the valve chamber 90, as supplied from the quick action chamber 3| by way of passage 9|, the piston closing the port 92. This movement of the auxiliary slide valve 89 brings a port I9I in said valve into registration with a port I92 in the main slide valve under pressure is vented from the emergency,

88 open to a cavity I93 in the valve 88 which is; V,

valve chamber and connected quick action chamber 3|.

The rate at which the pressure of fluid is thus reduced in valve chamber 90 is sub- I stantially the same as the service rate of reduction in the pressure of fluid in the emergencypiston chamber 85, so that the operating pressure 4 differential is substantially destroyed and the piston consequently comes" to rest. When the. 60

piston thus comes to rest the plunger .I 0 I, carried by the rear end portion of theemergency piston stem, 81, will have just engaged the rear end of the main emergency slide valve 88, and will resist any tendency of the piston and auxiliary slide' .valve to move from their normal service posltiong' In effecting an application it is desired to gather the slack in the train-as gently as possible and I to accomplish this, 'it is the practice tomake an initial light reductionin brake pipe pressure and after the slack has been gathered to make a second'heavier reduction in brake pipe pressure.

Upon effecting :the initial light reduction. in brake pipe pressure, the several parts of the equipment operate to service application position I in the same" manner as .iust described. Now,

i when the auxiliary reservoir pressure in the valve chamber 56 of the triple valve device I is reduced, by the flow of fluid therefrom to the brake cylinder I8, an amount substantially equal to the degree of brake pipe reduction in the triple valve piston chamber 50, the triple valve piston 52 and auxiliary slide valve 55 are moved toward the left hand fromservice position to service lap position, in which a lug I95 on the triple valve piston stem engages the front end of the main slide valve 54 and stops the movement of the piston and auxiliary slide valve 55. This movement is initiated by the inwardly directed pressure of the spring 46 acting through the medium of the movable member 45 and projection '59 on the piston 52. It will thus be seen that the spring 45 acts to break the seal between the piston 52 and the gasket 49 and thus quickly exposes the entire area of the face of the piston to the pressure of fluid in the piston chamber 50. After the piston seal is thus broken, a slight pressure difierential on said piston, caused by the pressure in valve chamber 56 reducing slightly below the brake pipe pressure in piston chamiliary' emergency slide valves, until the pressure in the chamber is slightly below the brake pipe pressure in the emergency piston chamber 85,

at which time the pressure differential created on the piston 86 causes the piston and auxiliary slide valve 89 to move back to release position as shown in the drawing, in which the communication between the valve chamber 90 and the atmosphere is disestablished, thus preventing further reduction in the pressure of fluid in the emergency valve chamber 90.

It will here be noted that upon initiating a light reduction in brake pipe pressure to eflect a light application of the brakes, the quick service modifying valve device II operates according to a predetermined brake cylinder pressure to limit the quick service venting of fluid under pressure from the brake pipe and consequently provides for a uniform brake cylinder pressure throughout the length of the train, which, as fully described in McClures prior application before mentioned, insures the gentle gathering of the train slack.

When it is desired to increase the brake cylinder pressure, a further reduction in brake pipe pressure'is'eiiected, causing the triple valve piston 52 and auxiliary slide valve 55 to move to service application position, and also causing the emergency piston 86 and auxiliary slide valve 89 to move to service position. This further reduction in brake pipe pressure is also effective in the valve chamber I49, so that diaphragm I46 will be flexed to again unseat the valve I48, but since the quick service modifying valve device II will have been closed during the initial application of the brakesgand further since the main slide valve 54 maintains the passage 63 lapped, ,no quick service activity will occur.

To eflect the release of the brakes after an application, fluid under pressure is supplied to the brake pipe I5 and flows from the brake pipe to the several parts of the equipment in the same manner as before described in initially charging the equipment.

In supplying fluid under pressure to the brake pipe to effect a release of the brakes, it is customary to initially turn the usual brake valve device (not shown) to release position in which fluid under pressure is supplied directly from the main reservoir (not shown) through the brake valve device to the brake pipe and then, after a predetermined interval of time, which is varied according to the length of the train, the brake valve device is turned to running position, in which latter position, the pressure of fluid supplied to the brake pipe is reduced, by the usual feed valve device (not shown), to that normally carried in the brake pipe.

The initial supply of fluid at high pressure to the brake pipe rapidly increases the brake pipe pressure on the cars at the front end of the train and at or near thelocomotive the brake pipe pressure may be increased to substantially that carried in the main reservoir. This high head of pressure at the front end of the train is adapted to cause a rapid flow of fluid under pressure toward the rear of the train, which serves to accelerate the release of the brakes and the charging of the brake equipment on the cars at the rear end of the train.

' The rapid increase in brake pipe pressure on the cars at the front end of the train builds up a pressure differential on the triple valve piston 52, which causes the piston to move to retarded release position, compressing the retarded release spring 68.

In the retarded release position of the triple valve device, the rate at which fluid under pressure is permitted to flow from the piston chamber 50 to the valve chamber 56 is restricted by a portion 2III of the feed groove, which portion 2III has a smaller flow area than the other portion of the groove. With the slide valves 54 and 55 in retarded release position, fluid under pressure is supplied from the fully charged emergency reservoir I! to the auxiliary reservoir I6 by way of pipe and passage I3, passage I2 in the triple valve cap 38, choke I13, passage BI in the casing 23, cavity 60 and port 59 in the main slide valve 54. the brake pipe to the auxiliary reservoir I6 is thus restricted and fluid under pressure is supplied from the emergency reservoir to the auxiliary reservoir, only a small amount of fluid will flow from the brake pipe to the auxiliary reservoir, consequently a greater amount of fluid will flow toward the rear of the train than would otherwise be the case. I

In retarded releaseposition, the brake cylinder I8 is open to the atmosphere rthrough pipe and passage I29, passage I40, passage ISO in the inshot valve device 4, past the unseated inshot valve II4, valve chamber II5,: passage I33, cavity I18 in the main slide valve 54, a retarded release choke 202, and connected cavity 203 in the main slide valve, and through the restricted exhaust passage 64 leading to the usual retaining valve device. As a consequence, fluid under pressure is vented from the brake cylinder at a slow rate as controlled by the retarded release choke 202, thus providing for a slow release of the brakes at the head end of. the train.

With the passage I29 thus open to the atmosphere, fluid under pressure in the diaphragm Since the flow of fluid from' chamber I65 of the quick service modifying valve device II is vented to the atmosphere and when the pressure of fiuid in this chamber is reduced to a degree less than the pressure of the spring valve and emergency valve chambers 50 and {,5 respectively. with the triple valve piston 0118.112} ber E5 thus vented, the triple valve device oper'gates supply fluid under pressure from the aux;

iliary reservoir I6 to the brake cylinder I8 in the 5 same manner as described in connection with the efiecting of a service application of the brakes.

At substantially the same time as the triple valve device operates upon an emergency reducv I 63, said spring acts to deflect the'diaphragm IBI inwardly, thereby unseating the poppet valve I68 against the opposing'pressure of the light spring:

4 I69. This opens communication between the 1 .quick service bulb and the brake cylinder passage j 0 I29. 3 n tion in brake pipe pressure, the emergency valve 10 With the main slide valve 54 or the triple valve device operates to first efiect the operation of the device in retarded release position, fluid under emergency vent valve device 5 to locally vent fluid pressure is vented from the quick service bulb I53 underpressure from the brake pipe and to then to the atmosphere, through passage I55, chokei supply fluid under pressure from the emergency I55, passage 'II;ipassage I0 in the tripife valve reservoir H to the brake cylinder in substantially 15 cap 38, passages 4|, 42 and 43, cavity 62 in the s the same manner as fully described in the first main slide valve 54 and passage' 63. W i mentioned pending application, the rate of flow In releasing the brakes after lthe brake valve of fluid to the brake cylinder being controlled by rlevice is moved from release to running position, the operation of the inshot-valve device 4 and the and the pressures on opposite sides (if the triple timing valve device E in substantially the same 20 valve piston 52 become substantially equal. the manner, as fully described in said pending appliretarded release spring 68 will fact to shift the cationr Briefly described, the initial inshot of piston 52 and slide valves 54 and 55 from re- .fluid to the brake cylinder is at a fastg-rate'past tarded release positiongto full release position. the unseated salve. Hi and through passages I96 With the piston in this position the portion of and I and jpassager and pipe I29. when the 25 the feed groove I12 hating the larger flow area pressure of ii" din passage I90 and acting on the connects the piston chamber 50 to the valve inner seated area of. the inshot valve piston Ill, chamber 56. n 7 becomes great enough to overcome the opposing With the slide valves 54 and 55 in full' release force of the spring I2I, said valve piston moves 30 position, fluid jinder pressure may continue to fromQits seated position, permitting the spring 30 flow from the ea inergency reservoir 11 to the valve I I] to act to seat the inshot valve H4. With the. chamber 56 of the triplevalve device I and to the valvef II4 thus seated, the flow or fluid to the auxiliary reservoir I6 by way of the port 59 in the brake cylinder continues by way of $8. choke pasmain slide valve. .54,-but aiter equalization of the sagel lwhich connects the valve chamber Sgto pressures in both of said reservoirs, fluid under the passage 130 leading to the brake cylinder. 35 pressure supplied through the. feed groove I12; Now when the pressure of fluid in cliamber i2! to the yalve chamber 56 completes the charging: of the timing valve device 6 and in passage I33, of the guxiliary'reservoir'up to the pressure car acting on one side of the timing diaphragm I25, ried the brakepipe. As the auxiliary reserE' 'is sufiicientto overcome the fluid at quick action 4G voir pressure is thus built up, fluid under pres; chamber pressure in'chamberJZG, theidi aphragm sure flows from the valve chamber 56 to the emer I25 will flex and causethe timing vali e I31 to be gency reservoir I? by way of the port 59, in the unseated. With the valve iSI unseated, fluid main Slide Valli? Passage 6|, choke p s under pressurenow flows at a fast rate from the pas a 12 in th triple valv ap 38 anti passa e passage I33, past the unseateci. valve I3! and pas- 5 and P p Q sage I30 to the brake cylinder. The brake cyl- In the full release position of the niainlslide inder pressure continues to bilild up at this flnal valve 54, passage I33 leading from the h'rakecylfast rate to equalization with the pressures of fluid inder is open directly through fcavity I18 in the in the auxiliary reservoir andemergency resermain" slide valve 54' to the release passage 64 voir. i leading to the retaining valve device, so that the. i To efiect the release of the brakes after an 50 final release of fluid under pressure from the emergency application, fluid under pressure is' brake cylinder is at the normai rate. supplied to the bra-lee pi I5 and flows to the In this position of' the main slide valve the triple valve piston chambe 50 andto the emerquick service bulb I53 is open to the'atmosphere gency valvej piston chamber 85. Fluid under 5 through passage 43, cavity 62 'in the. main slide pressure suppliedtothe emergency piston cham- Valve 54 and exhaust Passa ,W h1a-tter pasber 85 causes the emergency valve device to -ope is p at ft passa 64 leadin to erate in substantially the same manner as de- 'the retaining Yalve de ice. scribed in connection with the emergency valve I In releasingfthe brakes after a service applica d vice in the first mentioned pendin appfication, the relatively slow rate of increase in brake ti zft hasten the charging of the equipmentgan'd 60 p p pressure the rear end of the train causes consequent release of, the brakes. Fluid under the triple valve device to move to full release 'posiss r silppliedto the triple v l piston 1 tion, but the flow of fluid from the piston chame -l5!) c u es the triple valve device to operate 11047116 Valve chamber 56 y W Of the ti to release position in the same manner as beiore 65 g w? l be such that sllfiicielit d nt a described inconnection with the release or the 65 on piston 52 will not be created on'the pistojn brakes after a service application. 'Ehe releasing to more it to retarded release position against the operations of the emergency valve device and 7 pressure of the retarded release spring 68, coi} thetriple 'valve device are briefly described as sequently there will be no retarding of the ne follows. I g Y Z I Z0 lease of the brakes at the rear end oithe train, When the brake pipe pressure is increased to as occurs at the front end of the trainlwhere the I effect the release of the brakes after. an emertriplevalves are in retarded release position. 'geney application, the several parts or the emer- 'To efl'ect an emergency application of. the gency valverlevice are moved to their innermost brakes, fluid under pressure is suddenly vented or back-dump position, in which a cavity I" in ,75 from the brake pipe I5 and theconneeted triple the"eme'rgency main slide valve 56 connects the '75 passage I33 to the passage I82. Since the auxiliary reservoir I6 is open to the passage I33 by way of pipe and passage 58, chamber 51, valve chamber 56 and port I89 in the main slide valve 54 of the triple valve device, and further since the brake cylinder I8 is connected to the passage I33 by way of pipe and passage I29, passage I30 and past the open timing valve I3I, fluid under pressure flows from the auxiliary reservoir and brake cylinder to the brake pipe, thus charging the brake pipe at a rapid rate.

After the brake pipe pressure is thus rapidly increased by the flow of fluid from the auxiliary reservoir and brake cylinder, it continues to be charged in the usual manner. At the head 'end of the train, the supply of fluid under pressure to the brake pipe, through the usual brake valve device (not shown) in release position, moves the triple valve piston 52 and therefore the slide valves 54! and 55 to their innermost or retarded release position, in which the release of the fluid under pressure remaining in the brake cylinder is retarded by the choke AM in the main slide valve 54, and fluid at the reduced pressure in the emergency reservoir ll flows back and equalizes into the auxiliary reservoir by way of pipe and passage 33, passage in the choke plug I13, passage I port 59 in the main slide valve 5 5, valve chamber 56, chamber 5'l and passage and pipe 58, after which both reservoirs are charged with fluid under pressure supplied from the brake pipe by way of the feed groove around the triple valve piston. With the triple valve device in this position the quick service chamber I53 is open to the atmosphere by way of passage we, the passage in the choke plug I55, passages ll, 70 and 4H, chamber 52, passage 53, cavity 62 in the main slide valve 5s and passage 63.

0n the cars at-the rear end of the train the triple valve parts, due to the slower increase in brake pipe pressure, may not move to back dump position and may come to a stop in normal release position as shown in the drawing, in which case the choke 202 will not control the release of fluid under pressure from the brake cylinder. Otherwise the communications established by the triple valve device are the same as those established with the triple valve parts in retarded release position.

Y Upon the substantial equalization of the pressures of. fluid on opposite sides of the emergency piston 86, the spring 95 acts to return the emergency valve parts to their normal position as shown, and upon the substantial equalization of the pressures of fluid on opposite sides of the piston 52, of a triple valve device which has been operated to retarded release position, the triple valve parts will be returned to their normal reposition by the action of the spring Bil. I

In controlling a train on a descending grade, it is customary to cycle the brakes, i. e., to alternately, effect an application of the brakes and then recharge the brake equipment while a partial release of the brakes is taking place through the retaining valve device, which will have been turned to its pressure retaining position preparatory to descending the grade.

In effecting the first service application of the brakes on the descending grade, the operation of the severalparts and devices of the'equipment will be the same as before described .in connection with effecting of a service application with the retaining valve device turned to the position in which it permits the full'release of the brakes. v

' Now when the brake pipe pressure is increased,

the triple valve device will be caused to operate to device in release position, fluid under pressure is vented from the brake pipe to the atmosphere,

in the same manner as before described, until the brake cylinder pressure has been reduced to approximately twenty pounds, when the retaining valve device operates to prevent any further flow of fluid from the brake cylinder. Further with the main slide valve 54 in this position, fluid under pressure is vented from the quick service bulb I53 to the atmosphere by way of passage 43, cavity 52 in the main slide valve and atmospheric passage 63.

Fluid at the retained brake cylinder pressure present in the diaphragm chamber 565 of the quick service modifying valve device II is sufficiently high to maintain the diaphragm IBI.

flexed outwardly against the opposing pressure of the spring I62 so that the valve IE8 is maintained seated.

After the equipment is recharged a reduction in brake pipe pressure is effected, causing the quick service valve device to operate to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to the quick service bulb I53, thus eifecting a sharp but limited local reduction in brake pipe pressure the same as before described in connection with a service application, causing the triple valve devices. to move to application position.

It will here be noted that since the modifying valve I68 is maintained closed no local venting of fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a the brake cylinder is permitted while the quick service valve device In remains in open position in effecting a reapplication of the brakes in cycling.

When desired another partial release of the brakes and a recharge of the equipment may be effected, which may be followed by another application of the brakes, and'this alternate operation may continue as long as desired, after which a complete release of the brakes may be effected by turning the retaining valve device to its normal cut-out position and then recharging the equipment in the same manner as in releasing after a. service application.

It will be understood that by modifying the usual type of triple valve device now in use in the manner before described, that it is adapted to be used in the new type of equipment as described in this specification.

It will also be understood that instead of controlling the local quick service venting of fluid under pressure from the brake pipe through the medium of the triple valve device I, I provide the quick service valve device II], which is separate from the triple valve device and which will operate independently of the triple valve device. This device is subject to variations in the opposing pressures of the brake pipe and a chamber 32, so that when a reduction in brake pipe pressure is eifected through the use of the brake valve device, the vent valve I48 will open to local- 1y discharge fluid under pressurefrom the brake pipe and will remain open for a predetermined period of. time after the triple valve device is moved to application position, the duration of said period of time being determined by the size of the chamber 32 and the rate at which the restriction I59 in the passage I58 permits fluid to the flow of fluid to the brake cylinder.

as governed by the choke I55, the amount of re- "duction being limited by the quick service modifying valve device II, which operates according to a predetermined brake cylinder pressure to cut off the local flow of fluid from the brake pipe.

It is to be understood that while the operating characteristics of the equipment of the present application are quite similar to those of the equipment of my aforementioned pending application, the means for imparting such characteristics to the equipments difier in many respects. However, certain features which relate to both equipments, such as the controlled build up of brake cylinder pressure in effecting an emergency application of the brakes, the supplying of fluid under pressure from the brake cylinder to the brake pipe in releasing the brakes, the release insuring feature, and the control of the quick service venting of fluid from the brake pipe in effecting an application of the brakes, are broadly covered in said pending application, the claims of the present application being limited to cover only those features not present in the equipment disclosed in said pending application.

While one illustrative embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, it is not my intention to limit its scope to that embodiment or otherwisethan by the terms of the appended claims.

-Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- I ent, is:

1. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe and means operative to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, of a triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been removed and which is open cap. secured to said casing clamping said member in engagement with said gasket and closing the, open end of said chamber, said casing,

is adapted to flow.

2. -A triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a chamber irony-which a quick:

action mechanism has been 'removed,the wall of said chamber having an annular groove formed therein interiorly of the chamber, an annular gasket mounted in said casing within said groove, a member in said chamber, and a cap' secured to said casing clamping said member in close engagement with said gasket, and closing the open end of said chamber, said casing, member and cap defining a fluidconducting passage. h

Ii. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with abrake pip'e, a reservoir into which fluid under pressure-is adapted to be locally vented from the brake pipe, -means operative to vent fluidunder. pressureirom the brake pipe to said resetvoirJand a passage through which fluid under pressure is adapted to be vented from said reservoir, of a triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been removed and which is open at one end, a member in said chamber, a cap secured to said casing clamping said member to said casing and closing the open end 'of said chamber, said casing, member and cap defining at least a portion of the passage through which fluid is adapted to be vented from said reservoir.

4. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and means operative to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake-pipe, of a triple valve deill vice comprising a salvaged casing having a chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been removed and which is open at one end, said casing having a brake cylinder passage through which fluid under pressure is adapted to be supplied to and released from the brake cylinder and which is open to said chamber, a member in said casing, a cap secured to said casing clamping said member to said casing and closing the openend of said chamber, said casing, member and from the brake cylinder. passage to the atmosphere and also normally'establishing a separate connection from the second mentioned passage to the atmosphere. 1

5. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and means operative to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, of a triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a.

chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been-removed and which is open at one end, said casing. having a brake cylinder passage through which fluid under pressure is adapted to be suppliedto and released from the brake cylinder and which is open to said chamber, a member in said casing, a cap secured to said casing clamping said member. to said casing and closing the open end of said chamber, said casing, member and cap defining a passage through which fluid under pressure locally vented from the brake pipe is adapted to flow, a gasket forming an airtight seal between said casing and member, a

gasket forming an air-tight seal between said Y .6. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combinationwith'a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir and an emergency reservoir, of a triple valve device comprising a salvaged casinghavwas formerly a quick service passage, means include-d in the triple valve device adapted in a brake releasing position of the triple valve device to establish communication between said passage and auxiliary reservoir, and a cap secured to said casing closing the open end of said chamber and having a passage connecting the emergency reservoir and first mentioned passage.

. '7. A triple valve device comprising a casing having a piston chamber which is open at one end, a cap closing the open end of said chamber, a piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said casing and cap, a portion of said gasket being thickened and constituting a stop for limiting the traverse of said piston in one direction.

8. A triple valve device comprising a casing having a piston chamber which is open at one end,

a cap closing the open end of said chamber, a

piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said casing and cap having a portion clamped between said casing and cap and also having a portion ton in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated,

and a gasket interposed between said casing and cap having an annular'portion extending into said chamber and engaging the inner surface of the wall of the chamber, said annular portion of the gasket constituting a stop for said piston for limiting the travel of said piston in one direction.

' 10. A triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a piston chamber which is open at one end, a salvaged cap, closing the open end of said chamber, a salvaged piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, said piston formerly having a service brake application position and an emergency application position, and a gasket interposed between said casing and cap adapted to prevent said piston from moving to its former emergency position. V

11. A triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a piston chamber which is open at one end, a salvaged cap closing the open end of said chamber, a salvaged piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, said piston formerly having a service brake application position and an emergency application position, and a gasket interposed between said casing and cap for-stopping and maintaining said piston in service position against movement to its former emergency position.

and a gasket interposed between said casing and.

cap, having a portion extending into said cham-- her and engaging the inner surface of the wall of the chamber and with which the piston is adapted to engage at one end of its travel, the engagement of the gasket with the wall of the chamber preventing deformation of the gasket.

13. A triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a piston chamber which is open at one end a salvaged cap closing the open end of said chamber, a salvaged piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, said piston formerly having a service brake application position and an emergency position, a gasket between said casing and cap adapted to stop and maintain said piston in service position against movement to its former emergency position, and a salvaged graduating mechanism mounted in said cap tending to urge said piston out of engagement with said gasket when-the piston is in service position.

14. A triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having a piston chamber which is open atone end, a salvaged cap'closing the open end of said chamber, a salvaged piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, said piston formerly having a service brake application position and an emergency position, a gasket between said casing and cap adapted to stop and maintain said.

piston in service position against movement to its former emergency position, and means carried by said cap tending to urge said piston away from said gasket, said means being energized just prior to the piston being moved intoengagement with said gasket.

15. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon afreduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to efifect an application of the brakes, of means separate from said brake controlling valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for effecting a local reduction in brake pipe pressure at two difierent rates, and means subject to brake cylinder pressure and operated upon the development of apredetermined brake cylinder pressure for'limiting said local reduction.

16. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fiuid under pressure to the brake cylinder to eiiect an application of the brakes, of'means separate from said brake controlling valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a reduction in brake pipe pres-- r sure for eiiecting a local reduction in brake pipe pressure at two difierent rates, and a valve device operated according to brake cylinder pressure to limit the extent of said local reduction.

17. In 'afluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a. brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for sup"- plying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to effect an application of the brakes, of a. valve device separate from said brake controlling valve device and operated independently of the brake and aJbrake controlling valve device operated,

upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to effect an application of the brakes, 01' a valve devie separate from said brake controlling valve device and operated independently of the {brake controlling valve device upon a reductionf in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to effect a local reduction in brake pipe pressure, a normally; open valve past which fluid under pressure locally vented from the brake pipe is adapted to flow; and means operating upon the development offa predetermined brake cylinder pressure to close said valve to prevent the further flow ofjiuid under pressure from the brake pipe.

19; In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling vai ve device operated upon a reductionin brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to efiect an applic n of the brakes, of a valve device separate iron; said brake controlling valve device and operatdiindependently of the brake ervoir, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to supply fluid under pressure from Y the auxiliary reservoir to the brake cylinder, of

a reservoir charged through a restrioted passage with fluid under pressure from the auxi iary reservoir, and means subject in the opposing pressures of the second mentiofied reservoir and the.

brake pipe and operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to effect a local reduction in brake pipepressure, said restricted passage preventing back flow of fluid from the second mentioned reservoir to 'the auxiliary reservoir at as fast a rate as fluid' 'flows from the auxiliary reservoir to the brakeicylin'der' in effecting an app'i cation of the brakes for maintaining said means in brake pipe venting position for a predetermined period of time.

21. In a'fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, an-auxiliary reservoir, ,a Erake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brakepipe pressi re to supply fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir to the brake cylinder, of

' tioned reservoir and the brake pipe and operable a'reservoir, a passage connecting both oi said reservoirs and through which the second fl nentiened reservoir is charged with fluid underQpressure from the auxiliary reservoir, means subject tdtlie opposing pressures of the second inen:

upon a reduction in brake, pipe; pressure for locally venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, and means in saidpa ssage for preventing baci flow of fluid irom the second. mentioned reservoir to the auxiliary reservoir at as fast a rate as fluid flows from the auxiliary res- ,ervoir to the brake cylinder in efiecting an application of the brakes. r r

22. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

' combination with a brake pipe, an auxiliary -res-.

ervoir, a brake cylinder and a bral re controlling v is closed.- e-

agosaiao V v'aive device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to supply fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir to the brake jcylinder of a chamber connected to said auxili'g ry reservoir and charged with fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir, valve means subject to the opposing pressures of said chamber and brake pipe and operable upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for locally venting fluid under pressure frcmlthe brake pipe, and means for governing back'flow of fluid from said' chamber to said auxiliary reservoir, when the pressure of fluid in the auxiliary reservoir is being reduced by flow to the brake cylinder, to maintain said valve means in venting position for a predetermined period of time. ,7 i W 23. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combinatij qn with a brakepipe, an auxiliary reservoir, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake 6 pipe presspre to supply fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir to the brake cylinder, of a chamber charged with fluid under pressure; from the auxiliary reservoir, valve meanssubject to the pipe operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to establish communication, for predetermined period of time after the brake controlling valve device is in application position, through which fluid under pressure is locally vented from the brake pipe to eflect a reduction in brake pipe'pressure, and n ieans operated according to the. brake cylinder pressure to limit the local reduction in brai-ze pipe pressure.

*24. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake; pipe, a brake cylinder and a triple valve device comprising a main valve and an auxiliary valve haviilga' movement relative to the main valve and a piston operated upon a opposing pressures 0'! said chamber and iorake 5 reduction in brase pipe pressure for actuating 40 said valves to efict an application of the brakes, of means operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for iocally venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe, means in said main valve normally establishing communication 5 through *vvhich fluid vented from the brake pipe is adapted to flow to the atmosphere and operative upon movement of said main valve toward application position for closing said communica- 1 tion, and a passage through which fluid. under so pressure vented from the brake pipe flows: to the brake cylinder aiter said communication isi closed. f 25. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the eombination with a brake pipe, a brake Cylinder and a triple valve device comprising a valve 5.

and an auxiliary'valve having a movement relative to the main valve and a piston operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressuije tor actuating said valves to eflect an application of the brakes, of a quick service bulb, means in jsaid main valve normally connecting said bulb to gthe atmosphere, means operated upon afreduction in brake pipe pressure to locally vent figfld under pressure from the brake pipe to said bulb, the atmospheric connection from said bulb being ciosed upon the movement of said main valve to application position, and a passage through which fluid under pressure lvented irom the brake pipe flows to the brake cylinder alter the atmospheric connection 26. In a fluid' pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake'cylinder and a triple valve device comprising a main valve and annuxiliary' valve havi ng a movement rela- I tive to the main valve and a piston operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for actuating said valves to effect an application of the brakes, of a quick service bulb, means in said main valve normally connecting said bulb to the atmosphere, means operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe-t0 said bulb, the atmospheric connection from said bulb being closed upon the movement of said main valve to application position, a passage through which fluid under pressure reduction in brake pipe pressure for actuating said valves to effect an application of the brakes, of a quick service bulb, means in said main valve normally connecting said bulb to the atmosphere, means operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to locally vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to said bulb, the atmospheric connection from said bulb being closed upon the movement of said main valve to application posi tion, a passage through which fluid under pressure vented from the brake pipe flows to the brake cylinder after the atmospheric connection is closed, and a valve device operated upon the development of a predetermined brake cylinder 1 pressure for closing off the flow of fluid from said brake pipe to the brake cylinder.

28. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe,,a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to efiect an application of the brakes, of a valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a. reduction in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a chamber, said chamber being normally open to the brake cylinder through a restricted port for retarding the rate of flow of fluid from the brake pipe to said chamber after the brake pipe pressure equalizes into said chamber.

29. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for-supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to eflect an application of the brakes, of a valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a chamber, said chamber being normally open to the brake cylinder through a restricted port for retarding the rate of flow of fluid from the brake pipe to said chamber after the brake .pipe pressure equalizes into said chamber, and means operated upon the development of a predetermined brake cylinder pressure to close communication from said chamber to the brake cylinder.

30; In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a'reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to effect an application of the brakes, of a valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a chamber, said chamber being open through a restricted port to a passage normally communicating with the brake cylinder,

said restricted port being adapted to retard the rate of flow of fluid from the brake pipe to said chamber after the brake pipe pressure equalizes into said chamber, and said passage being open to the atmosphere in the release position 0:! the brake controlling valve device.

31. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying .fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to efiect an application of the brakes, of a valve device operated independently of the brake controlling valve device upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a chamber, said chamber being open through a restricted port to a passage normally communicating with the brake cylinder, said restricted port being adapted to retard the rate of flow of fluid from the brake pipe to said chamber after the brake pip'e pressure equalizes into said chamber, and said passage being open to the atmosphere in the release position of the brake controlling valvedevice, and a check valve for preventing back flow of fluid from the brake cylinder through said passage.

32. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the

combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid underpressure to the brake cylinder to efiect an application of the brakes, of a valve device operated upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for venting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to a chamber, said chamber being open through a restricted port to a passage normally communicating with the brake cylinder,'and said passage being open tothe atmosphere in the release position of the brake controlling valve device, and means included in the brake controlling valve device operative in the brake applying position of the device'to close communication from said passage to the atmosphere. I

33. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder and a brake controlling valve device operated .upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure for suption from said passage to the atmosphere, and means operated upon the development of a predetermined brake cylinder pressure to close communication from said passage to the brake cylinder.

34,111 a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder, and a chamber into which fluid under pressure is adapted to be locally vented from the brake pipe, of a passage connecting said chamber to a passage leading to the brake cylinder, means operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to said chamber, means in said connecting passage for preventing back flow of fluid from the brake cylinder passage tothe chamber, and a triple valve device normally establishing communication through which the brake cylinder is open to the atmosphere and normally establishing a diiferent communication through which said chamber is open to the atmosphere, and operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to disestablish said communications and to supply fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to effect an application of the brakes, said means operating independently of the triple valve device.

35. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder, and a chamber into which fluid under pressure is adapted to be locally vented from the brake pipe, of means operative upon a reduction in brake'pipe pressure to vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to said chamber, a triple valve device, a

brake cylinder exhaust passage open to the atmosphere, another exhaust passage open to-the atmosphere, a passage through which fluid vented to said chamber is adapted to flow to the brake cylinder, a check valve in said passage for pre-' venting back flow of fluid from the brake cylinder to the chamber side of the last mentioned passage, and a slide valve included insaid triple valve device normally connecting the brake cylinder to said brake cylinder exhaust passage and normally connecting said chamber to the other exhaust passage, and operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to disestablish said communications and to supply fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to eflect an application of the brakes, said means operating independently of the triple valve device.

36. In a. fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, and a chamber into which fluid under pressure is adapted to be locally vented from the brake pipe, of means operative upon a reduction in brake pipe pressure to vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe to said chamber, a triple valve device, a brake cylinder exhaust passage open to the atmosphere, another exhaust passage open to the atmosphere,

a passage through which fluid vented to said.

chamber is adapted to flow to the brake cylinder, a check valve in said passage for preventing back flow of fluid from the brake cylinder to the chamber side of the last mentioned passage, and a slide valve included in said triple valve device normally connecting the brake cylinder to said brake cylinder exhaust passage and normally connecting said chamber to the other exhaust passage, and operated upon areduction in brake pipe pressure to disestablish the communication from the brake cylinder and chamber to their respective exhaust passages, said means being operable independently of the triple valve device. 37. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe and an auxiliary reservoir, of a triple valve device subject to variations in the opposing pressures of the brake pipe and auxiliary reservoir for controlling the application and release of the brakes; said triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having an open ended chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been removed, a cap secured to said casing and closing the open end of said chamber, and means carried by said cap operative upon an increase in brake pipe pressure in effecting the release of the brakes for venting fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir.

38. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, the combination with a brake pipe and an auxiliary reservoir, of a triple valve device subject to variations in the opposing pressures of the brake pipe and auxiliary reservoir for controlling the application and release of the brakes, said triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having an open ended chamber from which a quick action mechanism has been removed, a cap secured to said casing and closing the open end of said chamber, and means carried by said cap opera-, tive upon an increase in brake pipe pressure in efiecting the release of the brakes for venting fluid under pressure from the auxiliaryreservoir, said cap having a passage through which the brake pipe is connected to said means and also having a passage through which the auxiliary reservoir is connected to said means.

39. In a fluid pressure brake. equipment, the combination with a brake pipe and an auxiliary reservoir, of a triple valve device subject to variations in the opposing pressures of the brake pipe and auxiliary reservoir for controlling the application and release of the brakes, said triple valve device comprising a salvaged casing having an open ended chamberirom which a quick action -mechanism has been removed, a cap secured to for venting fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir, said cap having passages for conducting fluid under pressure from the brake pipe and auxiliary reservoir to said valve means.

40. A fluid pressure controlled device compris ing a casing having a piston chamber open at,

one end, a cap secured to said casing closing the open end 01' said chamber, a piston in said cham- ,ber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said cap and casing having a thickened portion extending longitudinally of the casing into said chamber, said portion constituting a stop for said piston, the stop face of the thickened portion being located beyond the plane I of separation of the casing and cap.

41. A fluid pressure controlled device compris ing a casing having a piston chamber open at one end, a cap secured to said casing closing the open end of said chamber, a piston in said chain;- ber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said cap and easing having a portion extending into said chamber and engagingthe interior surface of the wall of the chamber, said portion constituting piston.

a stop for said.

v 42. A fluid pressure controlled device comprising a casing having a piston chamber open at one end, a cap secured to said casing closing the open end of-said chamber, an annular ing on said cap, a piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said cap and casing and fitting around said lug and having a thickened portion extending into said chamber constituting a stop for said piston, the

stop face of the thickened portion being located 76 inwardly beyond the plane of separation of the casing and cap.

43. A fluid pressure controlled device comprising a. casing having a piston chamber open at one end, a cap secured to said casing closing the open end of said chamber, an annular lug on said cap, a piston in said chamber adapted to be reciprocated, and a gasket interposed between said cap and casing and fitting around said lug and having a portion extending into and engaging the interior surface of the wall of said chamber, said portion constituting a stop for said piston.

CLYDE C. FARMER. 

